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15 Nations Setting New Global Standard For Paid Leave

Which countries offer the best paid leave? Explore 15 nations raising the global PTO bar and learn what “normal” paid time off looks like.

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Sloth Bear : The Shaggy Guardian of India's Forests

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Sloth's bear most common natural habitat dry forest in India

Sloth bears have shaggy, dusty-black coats pale, short-haired muzzles, and long, curved claws which they use to excavate termites and ants. A cream-colored “V” or “Y” shape usually marks their chests. Their shaggy fur does not have…

Times Pets

5 Visa Free Countries Indians Can Travel to in 2026

For Indian travellers planning an international holiday in 2026, visa procedures often become the biggest roadblock. Lengthy paperwork, appointment delays, and uncertainty around approvals can make overseas travel stressful. However, several destinations continue to offer visa-free or simplified entry for Indian passport holders, making them ideal for easy and spontaneous…

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Ema Datshi Recipe: How to Make Bhutan’s National Dish at Home

Bhutan’s national dish is ema datshi. It is a simple yet comforting, delicious and spicy dish that has been loved by people not only in Bhutan but even beyond borders. It is made from very few and simple ingredients and can be easily prepared at home. It is especially amazing…

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Bhutan vs Nepal: Which Is the Better Travel Destination for Indians?

Bhutan and Nepal are very beautiful neighbouring countries to India. They both have always been popular travel destinations among Indians. They are budget friendly and culturally familiar. It is also easy for Indians to acquire visas to travel to these countries. Both countries are in mountainous regions and have rich…

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The world’s new US$125 billion rainforest trust fund revives a 1990s idea – and shows its limits

A US$125 billion rainforest fund is being hailed as a flagship announcement from the 2025 UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The goal is noble: this is essentially a trust fund that will pay countries to keep their tropical forests standing. But its core idea was tried 30 years ago,…

The Conversation

Yak butter massages and nose yoga: could a Bhutanese wellness retreat cure my burnout?

This remote mountain kingdom boasts a unique wellness scene, honed over centuries of isolation. Vicky Jessop gets stuck in

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Bhutan PM on leading the first carbon-negative nation: ‘The wellbeing of our people is at the centre of our agenda’

Exclusive: Tshering Tobgay says his country is doing ‘a lot more than our fair share’ on climate and west must step up ‘for the happiness of your people’

The Guardian - UK

A refugee’s deportation rattles a deeply conservative town: ‘What Trump has done is not Christlike’

Binod Shah, a refugee from Bhutan, went to church, got married and started an auto shop in Twin Falls, Idaho. But an arrest record got him caught in the ICE dragnet

The Guardian - US

What it was like to take 'the most dangerous flight in the world' as an anxious flyer

Flying into Paro Airport in Bhutan involves navigating several mountains and a very short landing strip. Vicky Jessop takes the nail-biting trip

Evening Standard

They were teacher and student in exile. Now this Democrat and Republican face off in Ohio

Bhuwan Pyakurel and Kamal Subedi’s story charts a Bhutanese refugee community’s rise – and its growing political divide

The Guardian - US

Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal

For the first time, renewables have toppled coal as the world’s leading source of electricity, in keeping with International Energy Agency projections for this historic shift.

The Conversation

Stella Jean's Milan runway features artisans from Bhutan and an appeal to preserve craftsmanship

Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean returns to the Milan runway after a three-year break with a collection crafted with Bhutanese artisans

The Independent UK

A US haven for refugees was divided over Trump – now immigration crackdown has left a ‘community breaking’

Pennsylvania hosts one of the largest clusters of Bhutanese refugees in the US. Families are unsettled as Trump’s policies divide their community

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Al Jazeera

Does India have a stray dog epidemic?

India’s top court has ordered the sterilisation of all stray dogs in the capital, after an increase in bite cases.

The Guardian - US

‘A second exile’: Nepal moves to expel refugees already deported by the US

Dozens of Bhutanese refugees are facing deportation from Nepal, a country that once gave them shelter

The Guardian - US

Bhutanese Nepalis fled ethnic cleansing for the US. Trump is returning them to the refugee camps

They lost their Nepalese citizenship years ago and are now living in a ‘stateless limbo’ amid Trump’s deportations

The Guardian - UK

Birdwatch: After six decades, I finally catch up with the Alpine accentor

I visited Bhutan to see some of world’s most striking birds, but one I’d sought since childhood was my highlight

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'Size does not matter': Bhutan’s tiny sovereign wealth fund banks on green energy and Bitcoin

Bhutan wants to be known for more than just spiritual tourism and Himalayan mountains.

Bangkok Post

Russian smuggled hash from Bhutan in swallowed condoms

A 36-year-old Russian who admitted smuggling hashish from Bhutan by putting it in condoms he then swallowed has been arrested on Koh Phangan, police said.

The Independent UK

American travel blogger ends up in hospital after 15-hour train trip in India

Nick Maddock says train journey from Varanasi to New Jalpaiguiri was ‘one of the grossest things’ he had seen in six years of traveling

The Guardian - US

Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees in limbo after deportation from US

Human rights experts voice alarm as refugees expelled by the US, not welcomed by Bhutan and rejected by Nepal

Al Jazeera

Can Bitcoin save Bhutan’s struggling economy?

Amid a brain drain and economic woes, Bhutan has used cryptocurrency to double the salaries of its civil servants.

The Times of India

8 Indian tribes on the verge of extinction

India, with over 700 tribal communities, is home to some of the world’s most ancient and diverse indigenous peoples, known collectively as Adivasis. These groups, making up 8.6% of the nation’s population, have thrived for millennia, their languages, traditions, and ways of life woven into the fabric of the land.…

The Independent UK

Why would Trump put Bhutan, a tiny nation that prioritizes happiness, on his ‘red list?’

A draft list of banned countries has been circulating, but remains unconfirmed

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